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Chapter 8 Teaching a Miko...

Sunlight bit into the darkness the warm comforting smell of my bed and something else that i could not quiet put my finger on filled me with a sense of peace and belonging. I attempted to roll over but was locked in place, a rumbling under my ear alerted me to the body i was pressed into. Opening my eyes i found the sleeping face of Sesshomaru mask gone here was the Sesshomaru i wanted to know the vulnerable angelic faced warrior deadly in his serenity this was the person inside under the mask. Something soft rubbed my cheek soothingly his tail curled and uncurled from my form brushing me feeling like it was offering me comfort. I turned my head to the clock 20 minuets till i had to be functional mite as well enjoy the feel of the man underneath me for a while. Not many girls get to cuddle agents the firm body of their wet dreams he was a thing of beauty dressed, shirt off he was a god among men. i could only imagine what the rest was like it was enough to fry my already overworked imagination. As intimately familiar to said chest and arms as i was it always sent a small shiver of excitement up my spine when ever i came in contact with him. I felt a small glow of pride as I felt his arms around me his left arm that i had to restored to him splayed over my hip long fingers touching my ass. I blushed feeling the fingers threw the fabric of my jeans his skin was scorching. I wiggled away from the hand using my hand to slowly free myself from the death grip i started to slowly slide out of the bed i unraveled my body from his he flinched in his sleep I brushed my hand over his hair he settled grip relaxing he rolled over finally freeing me. I left the bed he was splayed on turned my alarm off so the sound wouldn't wake him it was rare for him to sleep that soundly i wanted to give him the chance to relax. I dressed in a new clean uniform my mother had bought for me for school. I tied my ribbon around my neck ran a brush threw my hair and walked quietly out of the room and down in to the kitchen where i found my mother making Sota's lunch mine stood on the counter waiting for me.
"Mama where is Jii-chan?" I asked just now noticing his absence from his normal spot at the table.
"He's at the parent temple visiting his friend from school. He'll be back in two days to attempt to purify Sesshomaru." She smiled happily knowing as well as I that me may only be capable of annoying the demon then added." So are you in love with him? He treats you like his wife he cares about you Kagome. And you could do worse we both know your place is in the past we have known it for some time. Sesshomaru will provide for you and my darling grandson that i have yet to meet. I know your afraid of giving your heart away again fearing that the broken parts held together with tape will fall apart if you give it away again but from the looks of things tape isn't the only thing holding it together?"
"Quit reading my mind Mama its creepy. I care for Sesshomaru he helped me heal but the wounds are still to fresh to be thinking of a new love. And while I'm drawn to him in ways that I've never even knew about he's a lord Mama he'll need a full-blood youkai pup. I can only give him Hanyou's I cant give him the heir he craves and in any case he would have to ask for my hand he'd have to get both my permission and yours as well. And he's youkai and a confirmed human hater he wouldn't want a human mate." i replied.
"Don't be so sure love, he spoke with me yesterday after he brought you home. He loves you and wants to do everything properly and asked me what the protocol was for asking a woman to marry him in this age. He said he wanted to do it rite so that you wouldn't feel left out of something. He even brought up the children issue, he asked me if i could love grandchildren then were half youkai. And i asked him isn't that my question to him knowing his feelings for his half-brother. He smiled and said 'I would love Kagome's children even if i wasn't their father i don't care if their human, half, or full demon especially pups that are mine. And I already know we'll have a lot of pups she needs to mother she loves kids so i highly suspect we'll have many.' that is a direct quote to sweetie." my mother countered my argument easily.
"He said all of that? What did you tell him about the whole marriage thing" i asked concerned at what my hair brained mother had in store for me.
"I told him the basics that a relationship started with mutual attraction then one person asks the other to date i explained what dating was and that yesterday could be considered a first date. And dating was the first step in any relationship that in this period people can see more then one person till they decide which they like more or not at all ect, ect. He understood and accepted what I said. At least give him a shot." She smiled as i finished my breakfast and put my bowel in the sink turned to her and said.
"I will make my choice when I am good and ready rite now is not the time for me to be falling in love with ungodly handsome Daiyoukai's no matter how charming good looking caring insanely protective they are." I was full of shit I knew I was already a goner I knew it my mother knew it giving me a knowing smile shaking her head in a if you say so manner. I had fallen so quick and so hard for the Demon and it was only a matter of time before my control snapped and i gave in or his control snapped and he took what he wanted anyway. This was not going to be an easy two weeks. I sighed grabbing my bag bidding my mother good by and sweeping out of the house for school. Knowing my fate was sealed the moment I kissed him on the train. Well sealed or not mite as well enjoy the advances the youkai gave towards me it mite even be fun to make him suffer a little make sure his heart was completely in my control. I smiled to my self if he was hell bent to have me as a mate then he should know how much trouble she was gonna be and that she wouldn't submit so willingly besides it wasn't only her future she had to consider but her son's and Rin's as well the girl was quickly becoming her daughter and Shippou's sister even without the feelings she had for the girls father figure. Sighing to myself I ran down the steps of the temple to the bus stop, waiting for the buss to pull up i steeped one once it came to a stop. It prattled down the road to stop near the school I sighed and walked to the gates of my school. Demons or school id choose the former at least i could fight back when it came to demons school was a whole different thing. Time to face the music with one last sigh i steeled myself putting up my own mask got to get thru the day with a smile.

The following is in Sesshomaru's pov ****************************************************************************************************************************** Pulling myself out of the dream with a growl reluctant to leave the peacefulness of it, flexing my new left arm feeling the the beautiful pull of aching muscles run thru it the pain had never felt this good before it help me assimilate to my new limb knowing the pain was a good thing it made having it back real and there fore worth every ache. Returning to reality slower then normal it had been over a hundred years since i let my guard down this much. Opening my eyes turned on my side and noticed the Miko that had been pined to my body was missing. Growling again i sat up and glanced around the room for sines of her frustrated that she hadn't woken me up it was my job to see she was safe and she'd left without so much as a good bye. Oh she was in for it he was gonna have to teach a cretin Miko what it meant to fear her alpha it was my duty and privilege to protect and provide for my pack strange as my pack was it was mine and I'd see to the safety of the alpha female the person that tied them together my Kagome even if it killed me. But first the hunt I smiled and the challenge this presented to me i was in a unusual place and only knew Kagome's family. This would be a fun hunt looking around the room spotting the bags with his new 'clothes' as Kagome refereed to them as. Laying my tail on the 'dresser' and sliding out one of the black button down shirts they had purchased yesterday and a pair of the 'denim jeans' I changed swiftly. Even going as far as to roll up the sleeves of the shirt to my forearms like I'd seen some of the human men doing and hiding the marks that adorned my wrists. Flicking my hair out of the shirt i walked out of Kagome's room leaving the door open. Walking down the stairs i entered the kitchen following the smell of Kagome and food. Kagome's mother stood at the sink washing dishes Sota sat at the table eating his breakfast the boy smiled and greeted me.
"Morning Sessho-niisan " The endearing boy had a lot of his sisters personality in him I allowed the boy to give me the nickname I affectionately ruffled his hair and sat next to the boy.
"Morning Sota-ototochan how was your sleep." I asked smiling at the boy he beamed. Kagome's mother turned around and smiled at me as well. "Great Sessho-niisan thanks for asking." he continued eating "Are you hungry Sesshomaru?" Kagome's mother quipped smiling knowingly at me as if she knew something I didn't.
"No I'm fine Higurashi-san I do not require nourishment often being a youkai has advantages ."I replied bowing my head respectfully to her she laughed.
"Indeed I'm sure it does. Since you are free would you be a dear and walk Sota to school for me i have work to do around the shrine and cannot take him myself?" She giggled then added." "It will give you a chance to explore a little learn the area you can even probably even track Kagome to her school from Sota's." I merely raised one of my eyebrows wonder how this human woman had read my intent so easily .
"Of course I'll accompany him to school Kagome would purify me if something were to happen to him on my watch." I replied in turn. Sota rose from the table laughing joyfully.
" Right on Inu-niichan never takes me to school this is so cool. Come on Sessho-niisan lets go." I smiled at the boy and followed him out of the kitchen he stopped for his bag grabbed my hand. It surprised me that the boy would even get that close to me he knew what I was had heard story's about me trying to kill his sister and here he trustingly puts himself in my hands. I carefully curled my claws over the boys hand and let him lead me down the steps to the street below. The boy chatted exactly like his sister barely stopping for breath thru my personal experiences I was aware that neither of them required much input from me my usual hn reply went well unless they asked a direct question but were happy to prattle on about nothing. I learned my surroundings quickly picking up the lay of the land quickly categorizing the smells around me as either permanent or moving like the things Kagome called cars or other people walking some on the weird two wheel contraption i had seen Kagome on at one point my curiosity got the better of me.
"Sota-ototochan what are those things that some people sit on and move?" The boy looked around seeing the object in question.
"Oh those are called Bicycles Sessho-niichan they are used to help people get around like the car's and buses and trains, but unlike them you propel it your self. See how they move one foot down as the other comes up? That's called peddling as your foot goes down it moves the wheel because the wheel has a chain connected to the other one that moves as the chain pulls it." The boy replied "Ingenious" Was all I said to him as I watched seeing exactly what he was talking about the chain pulling the metal piece around moved the wheel around.
"I know but its really hard to ride one it takes a lot of balance. I'm still learning its hard when nee-chan is the only one who knows how to ride and she's gone over there I know why she's there I don't blame her I'd do the same thing if i could the world is lucky to have nee-chan looking after it but i miss her. Is it greedy of me to want her for myself." He asked eyes still up looking ahead of him towards his school that was now peaking out at us.
"No it's not Sota-ototochan that's not greedy because i know you are aware of your sisters situation on the other side of the well she feels she has an obligation to uphold her duty to rid the world of the jewel and Naraku. She has also unsuspectingly found a home there and a child a lot younger then you who now holds her in his heart as his mother and needs her as much if not more then you. She loves it there enough to leave this world the one she grew up in because she feels it was were she was meant to live. You are starting to become a amiable young man who is soon going to be an adult you have a good and easy simple life and do not require your sisters love all the time, were as your nephew the young kit has suffered at the hands of his own kind his entire family was ripped from him when he was just a pup. Those are not her only reasoning I am sure but they are her main ones trust me it was a hard decision for her to make for herself but that was her choice. It's hard for her because of the people here she loves. There fore you know that the time you have with her is limited it hurts you and her because you both know the last good bye is coming a lot sooner then either of you wanted so no boy its not selfish." I replied to the boy answering him seriously like I would have anyone else. He looked up at me with a awed look on his face a mirror to the one I had seen on my brothers face a few times when looking at me. It was a look of respect and worship a look of utter bewilderment and love. It always took me by surprise to see it on my half-brothers face and now this little boy who he had no connection with it stunned and shocked. Shaking away the thoughts pushing everything to the side.
"Well looks like we are here Sota-ototochan I'll pick you up after i get Kagome."
"Sure Sessho-niichan here take this Kagome gets out ten minutes before i do. She gets out at 4:30 I get out at 4:40." He said handing me his 'watch' he had taught me how to read the time on it and not mess it up.
"Thanks kid that will give me a lot of time to hunt her down." I laughed he giggled back "I'll even give you a hint to help just don't tell her i told you the general direction."
"Deal kid." Shaking hands in a man's deal.
"Ok its in that direction ." He laughed pointing to the right I ruffled his hair sent him in the building turned and walked slowly in the direction he pointed out tucking the "watch' carefully into my shirt pocket. I inhaled taking in the smells grinning to myself the whole time. Hunting Miko was fun well one Miko in particular and boy she was gonna be unhappy that he had done it and not stayed at home. Nah I was having to much fun looking at all the interesting things buildings and 'skyscrapers' around me the smells and sound flooding intoxicating and astounding my scenes. Oh yes hunting for my Miko was going to be fun putting a spring in my step I sauntered on word. Pausing occasionally to glance into one of the 'store front windows' enjoying the things behind them not even really knowing what they were it baffled him at how much the world was going to change. But then again change was the only constant in the world it eventually got use to it as did the people human and demon it it had to do in order to survive. Inhaling again I caught the sent of spices in the air turned the corner where the tantalizing smell was coming from. A market of some kind greeted me with its hustle and bustle comings and goings. I stood watching for a hour or so judging from Sota's 'watch' I stored it once more in my pocket walked in the direction I had come from and continued my hunt for the Miko I walked for another hour when I caught the sweet fragrance that was Kagome. Sniffing the air the smell led me to a large stone building oh this was way to easy i found her already now how shall i get my prize. I contemplated my options go into the building and capture her or wait for her to come out then capture her. Options options... Grinning my most calculative grin scaring a passing couple I leaned up on the nearest building. Choosing to wait for her to find me would be fun oh yes now to wait for her. I had all the time in the world patients had always been my strongest suit. The wait would be worth it and maybe next time I'll kidnap her from under the noses of everyone. My imagination starting to run away from me I settled on the ground to wait letting my brain plan her punishment would pass the time. Waiting. Waiting for my delicious Miko...